Xeon Gold 6129 vs Ryzen 5 5600G

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6129 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking607not rated
Place by popularity18not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation28.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency18.22no data
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)no data
Release date13 April 2021 (3 years ago)1 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$259no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6129 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1232
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Multiplier39no data
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache3 MBno data
L3 cache16 MB22 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die sizeAM4 (1331) mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6129 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketAM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6129. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
vProno data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6129 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6129 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6129. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 7no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6129.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 April 2021 1 April 2018
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 120 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600G has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6129, on the other hand, has 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 5600G and Xeon Gold 6129. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6129 is a server/workstation one.


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